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The Business Rusch: The Halo Effect
The Business Rusch: The Halo Effect Kristine Kathryn Rusch In October, my novel Wickedly Charming had a one-week e-book promotion. The book was free to e-book buyers on the big sites (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore) for one week only. This promotion wasn’t my idea. Instead, my publisher Sourcebooks set up the promotion with the e-stores. I only found out about it because my short story e-book, The Charming Way, sold dozens of copies in one day. Before that, The Charming Way sold maybe a dozen copies in one month. WMG Publishing published The Charming Way, and all of the Grayson backlist that I control. (Kensington still won’t release the rights on two out-of-print books.) And because I’m working closely with WMG, I get to see their numbers in real time. I confess, I’m … Read entire article »
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The Destroyer
Daw books just published my short story, “The Destroyer,” in Human For A Day, one of the last anthologies co-edited by Martin H. Greenberg. As usual, I had a marvelous time working with Marty, Jennifer, and Tekno. I’ll miss those interactions. That business has changed a great deal these days. But we’ll have the anthologies. And this one looks good, just from the table of contents. I hope you’ll find a copy somewhere and enjoy. Here’s one place to order a copy. I’m sure your local bookstore will have one as well. … Read entire article »
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Anniversary Day Available in All Formats
If you’ve been waiting for the trade paper or e-book version of the newest Retrieval Artist novel, Anniversary Day, it’s available now! You can find the e-book on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in all the other e-bookstores. You can order a trade paper copy here or find it at your favorite bookstore. (If they don’t have it, have them order from WMG or through their favorite book distributor.) If you want a signed trade paper, you can order that through WMG Publishing. And if you’ve already ordered a signed copy, it shipped, as promised, yesterday. (I know. My hand is sore from signing, which I’m quite thrilled about.) And of course, you can still get the audio edition from Audible.com. For those of you who are reading the entire series in … Read entire article »
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Pandora’s Box: A New Spade/Paladin Story
Spade and Paladin are back for another adventure at a science fiction convention. This time, they run into a dangerous situation that no convention wants, and they need to solve it on the fly. Yes, it’s a mystery, but you sf fans will like it as well. You can find the magazine on newsstands or you can download it on your favorite e-reader. Or you can order it from the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine website. Enjoy! … Read entire article »
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Physical Therapy
I have a new short story in a beautiful anthology out of Ireland, Box of Delights, edited by John Kenny. Here’s the cover. The anthology has stories by some marvelous authors, including Mike Resnick and Steve Rasnic Tem. I can’t wait to read it. You can find ordering information here. … Read entire article »
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Roger, At Sunset
I have a new short story out in the wonderfully eclectic literary magazine, Rosebud. The story, “Roger, At Sunset,” was one of those amazing stories that arrived fully formed while I was researching something else. Wish that happened to me all the time. You can find Rosebud here. I’d also suggest reading editor Rod Clark’s marvelous Voice Over column every month. … Read entire article »
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The Impossibles: A New Short Story
Analog SF has just published “The Impossibles” in its December issue. “The Impossibles” is set in the Retrieval Artist universe, but with none of the characters we’ve seen before. The story explores a part of the universe that’s new. You can enjoy the piece without ever having read a Retrieval Artist story. You can find Analog at any newsstand or in many e-bookstores, including Amazon. Or you can order a copy here. … Read entire article »
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